Side guard for spring-mattresses.



1 J. T. KEYES. SIDE GUARD FOR SPRING MATTRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17, 1912.

Patented; Nov. 26, 1912.

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JAMES T. KEYES,

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SIDE GUARD FOB SPRING-MATTRESSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nev. 2c, i912.

Application mea september 1i', 1912. seriai No. 720,758.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES'T. KEYES, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Side Guards forSpring-Mattresses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to Wire mattresses, and has for its object toprovide in the same an improved form of side guard for preventingtheshifting or spreading of the hair or other stuffed mattress supportedthereby.

More specifically my improvement consjlsts in constructing said sideguards so that t ey shifted out of the way for transportation, and yetmay be readily positioned for use. 4

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved wire mattress with the side guard in position for use. Fig. 2is a fragmentary end elevation -showingthe side guard in one of itsfolded positions. Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectional view, showingin full lines the side guard in operative position, and in dotted linesthe same in another folded'position. Fig. 4 is a view'similar to Fig. 3,partly broken away, illust-rating a modified construction.

Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts infthe severalviews.

In the said drawing the reference numeral l denotes a woven wiremattress body of any approved construction, the free longitudinal edgesof which are suitably thickened or reinforced, as shown at 2. Thismattress is liXed in the usual manner -upon the supporting framecomprising transverse end bars 3, to which the mattress 1 is permanentlyattached. as shown, and the side bars 4, and is of sufficient width toproject at each side beyond said side bars 4 a distance to constitutethe side guards 5. At each end of the frame is attached one leaf of anordinary hinge 7, the otherleaf 8 of which has fixed thereto the ends ofthe side guards 5,the same being lclamped by means of a plate 9preferably riveted to leaf 8, as shown in Fig. 3; It will be seen thatby means of this hinged connection between the ends of-the side guards 5and the spring mattress 1, said guards .may be readily positionedvforuse, as shown in Fig. 1, or may be folded out of the way fortransportation or storage in either the manner shown in Fig. 2, whereinsaid guard is may be either folded or otherwisey folded down against theside bar 4, or in the ymanner shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3,

wherein said guard is folded inward upon the spring mattress 1. Whilethenormal longitudinal tension exerted upon the spring mattress 1 andside guards 5 will usually be suiiicient to maintain said side guards inany adjusted position, still I contemplate employing any suitablefastening means, such as the links 10, connected at. their ends with theouter ends of side guards 5, and slotted at 11 near their other ends tobe engaged by set nuts 12 for fastening said links in any adjustedposition. llWhile VI have shown, in Figs. `1, 2 and 3, the side guards 5formed integral with the wire mattress 1, I do not wish tolimit myselfto such construction, and have shown in Fig.v 4 a modification whereinsaid side guard and wire mattress are entirely distinct. Thus the side"guard is made up of a section of woven wire 13 stretched 'betweenlongitudinal bars 14,

the .same being entirely independent of the spring mattress, and beingpivotally supported from Vthe frame of .the lat-'- ter by means of bars15 pivoted at 16 to said frame and at 17 to the side guard, said guardbeing thus capable of movement bodily vertically into operativeposition, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 4, orto inoperativeor'transportation position, as shown in -full lines, Fig. '4. And, ifdesired, I may employ in connection with the pivots 16 set nuts 18 forclamping said bars 15 in any adjusted position, or may employ any othersuitable means for retaining said bars.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: v

1. In combination with a wire mattress body and its frame, a side guard,connections therebetween whereby said guard may be adjusted to operativeposition, or shifted in close relation to said mattress body and framefor. transportation or storage, and means for locking said guard in anyadjusted position. y

2. In combination with a wire mattress and its frame, a side guard, andhinges conting the adjustment of said guard to operative position or forshifting said guard either inwardly into contact with said mattress ordownwardly into contact with said frame. l

3. In combination with a wire mattress and its frame, a side guard,'hinges connect- In testimony whereof, I have heieuntp set ing said guardand frame for permitting the my hand in the presence of two subscribingi() adjustment .of said guard to operative pos- Witnesses.

tion or for shifting said guard either iny y Y A 7 1 Wardly into Contactwith said mattress or JAMES rl' KLXLS' downwardly into Contact with saidframe, 1Vtnossasz and means for locking said guard in any JQHN KEYES,adjusted position. y WILLIAME. BRANDOY Copies of this patent may beobtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. C.

